Canon EOS M3 vs. Sony Alpha7C ILCE-7CL + 28-60mm

Camera Comparison, Reviews and Tests

Side by side comparison and review of Canon EOS M3 and Sony Alpha7C ILCE-7CL + 28-60mm. Compare design, sensors, zoom functions, batteries and other key specifications and features to simplify the choice of your perfect digital camera. Our goal is to make it easier for you to decide on the camera that will best meet your expectations by revealing the main differences between the products.

Camera Specifications Comparison

Canon EOS M3 vs. Sony Alpha7C ILCE-7CL + 28-60mm Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Canon EOS M3 Sony Alpha7C ILCE-7CL + 28-60mm
Product Type Digital camera - 1080p - mirrorless system Digital camera - 4K - mirrorless system
Lens Included Body only 28-60mm lens
Height 6.8 cm 7.11 cm
Width 11.09 cm 12.4 cm
Depth 4.44 cm 5.35 cm
Weight 366 g 424 g
Weight Details - Camera body only: 424 g
Camera with battery and memory card: 509 g
Body Material Stainless steel, magnesium alloy, polycarbonate resin -
Enclosure Colour Black Silver | Black
Optical Zoom - 2.1x
SENSOR Canon EOS M3 Sony Alpha7C ILCE-7CL + 28-60mm
Sensor Resolution 24.2 Megapixel 24.2 Megapixel
Optical Sensor Type CMOS Exmor R CMOS
Total Pixels 24,700,000 pixels 25,300,000 pixels
Effective Sensor Resolution 24,200,000 pixels 24,200,000 pixels
Optical Sensor Size APS-C (22.3 x 14.9 mm) Full Frame (35.6 x 23.8 mm)
Frame Rate (Max Resolution) 30 fps 30 fps
Sensor Dust Reduction Yes Yes
Sensor Features EOS Integrated Cleaning System, Self Cleaning Sensor Unit Dust Reduction (image sensor vibration), Anti-Dust coating
Image Stabiliser - Optical (5-axis image sensor shift mechanism)
Built-in Optical Image Stabiliser - Yes
Sensors - Digital level metre
PROCESSOR Canon EOS M3 Sony Alpha7C ILCE-7CL + 28-60mm
Image Processor DIGIC 6 BIONZ X
LENS Canon EOS M3 Sony Alpha7C ILCE-7CL + 28-60mm
Type - Zoom lens - 2.1x zoom - 28 - 60 mm - f/4.0-5.6 FE
Focus Adjustment - Automatic, manual
Min Focus Distance - 30 cm
Max View Angle - 75 degree(s)
Zoom Adjustment - Manual
Lens Construction - 8 groups / 7 elements
Filter Size - 40.5 mm
Lens Mounting Type Canon EF-M Sony E-mount
FOCUSING Canon EOS M3 Sony Alpha7C ILCE-7CL + 28-60mm
Auto Focus TTL contrast and phase detection TTL contrast and phase detection
Auto Focus Points (Zones) Qty 49 693
Auto Focus Features - Focus Peaking function, Predictive Focus Control
AE/AF Control Face-priority AF, Subject-tracking AF -
Face Detection Face-priority AF function Eye Detect AF, Face Recognition, face-priority AF function
VIEWFINDER Canon EOS M3 Sony Alpha7C ILCE-7CL + 28-60mm
Viewfinder Type Built-in - electronic Electronic - OLED
Viewfinder Colour Support Colour Colour
Viewfinder Diagonal Size 0.48" 0.39"
Viewfinder Resolution 2,360,000 pixels 2,359,296 pixels
Optical Viewfinder Field Coverage 100% 100%
Optical Viewfinder Magnification - 0.59x
Optical Viewfinder Dioptric Correction Range -3 to +1 -4 to +3
Field of View Crop Factor 1.6 -
Interchangeable Yes -
Features Tilting -
EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE Canon EOS M3 Sony Alpha7C ILCE-7CL + 28-60mm
ISO (Max) 25600 204800
Native ISO 100-12800 100-51200
Extended ISO (Max) 25600 204800
Extended ISO (Min) - 50
Light Sensitivity ISO auto (100-12800), ISO 25600, ISO 100-12800 ISO 50, ISO auto (100-12800), ISO 204800, ISO 100-51200
Exposure Metering Evaluative, partial (10%), centre-weighted, spot (2%) Multi-segment, centre-weighted, spot, average, highlight weighted
Exposure Metering Zones 384 1200
Exposure Modes Programme, bulb, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority, E-TTL II program flash Bulb, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority
Bracketing Modes Flash Exposure Bracketing -
Shooting Programs Landscape, portrait mode, close-up, food, sports mode, handheld night shot -
Special Effects Black & White, Sepia, fisheye, soft focus, monochrome, miniature, HDR, Toy camera, Art Bold, Grainy B&W, Water painting Black & White, Sepia, Neutral, Vivid, sunset, landscape, portrait, clear, deep, light, autumn leaves, Retro, partial colour, Toy camera, Posterisation, High contrast monochrome, Pop Colour, Rich-tone monochrome, Soft High-key, Night Scene, Standard, Style Box, Posterisation (B/W)
White Balance Custom, automatic, presets Custom, automatic, presets
White Balance Presets Cloudy, tungsten light, Flash, daylight, shade, fluorescent light (white) Incandescent, fluorescent, cloudy, Flash, daylight, shade, Underwater, 2500K - 9900K
Shutter Type Mechanical electronically-controlled Electronic, mechanical electronically-controlled
Max Shutter Speed 1/4000 sec 1/4000 sec
Min Shutter Speed 30 sec 30 sec
Exposure Compensation ±3 EV range, in 1/3 EV steps ±5 EV range, in 1/2 or 1/3 EV steps
Auto Exposure Bracketing 3 steps in 1/3 EV step 3, 5 or 9 steps
White Balance Bracketing Yes -
X-sync Speed 1/200sec 1/160 sec
Exposure Range EV 1-20 (ISO 100) EV -3-20 (ISO 100)
DISPLAY Canon EOS M3 Sony Alpha7C ILCE-7CL + 28-60mm
Type 3" LCD display 3" LCD display
Touch Screen Yes Yes
Display Format 1,040,000 pixels 921,600 pixels
Display Form Factor Built-in Rotating
Display Features Display brightness control Display brightness control
FLASH Canon EOS M3 Sony Alpha7C ILCE-7CL + 28-60mm
Camera Flash Flip-up -
Guide Number (m / ISO 100) 5 -
Flash Modes Fill-in mode, slow synchro, auto mode, flash OFF mode, red-eye reduction -
Red-Eye Reduction Yes -
Features Flash +/- compensation, flash exposure bracketing -
VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER Canon EOS M3 Sony Alpha7C ILCE-7CL + 28-60mm
Digital Video Format H.264 H.264, XAVC S
Image Recording Format JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG
Max Video Resolution 1920 x 1080 3840 x 2160
Audio Signal Format - Linear PCM
Microphone Operation Mode Stereo Stereo
MEMORY Canon EOS M3 Sony Alpha7C ILCE-7CL + 28-60mm
Memory Card Slot SD card SD card
Supported Memory Cards SD Memory Card, SDXC Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card, SDHC UHS-I Memory Card, SDXC UHS-I Memory Card SD Memory Card, SDXC Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card, SDHC UHS-I Memory Card, SDXC UHS-I Memory Card, SDHC UHS-II Memory Card, SDXC UHS-II Memory Card
Memory Card Included No No
Image Storage RAW 6000 x 4000
RAW 5328 x 4000
RAW 6000 x 3376
RAW 4000 x 4000
JPEG 6000 x 4000
JPEG 5328 x 4000
JPEG 6000 x 3376
JPEG 4320 x 2880
JPEG 4320 x 2432
JPEG 3840 x 2880
JPEG 2880 x 1920
JPEG 2880 x 1616
JPEG 2560 x 1920
JPEG 2304 x 1536
JPEG 2048 x 1536
JPEG 1920 x 1080
JPEG 720 x 480
JPEG 720 x 408
JPEG 640 x 480
JPEG 4000 x 4000
JPEG 2880 x 2880
JPEG 1920 x 1920
JPEG 1536 x 1536
JPEG 480 x 480
JPEG 6000 x 4000
JPEG 3936 x 2624
JPEG 3008 x 2000
JPEG 3936 x 2624
JPEG 1968 x 1312
JPEG 5328 x 4000
JPEG 3488 x 2624
JPEG 2656 x 2000
JPEG 3488 x 2624
JPEG 1744 x 1312
JPEG 6000 x 3376
JPEG 3936 x 2216
JPEG 3008 x 1688
JPEG 3008 x 1688
JPEG 1968 x 1112
JPEG 4000 x 4000
JPEG 2624 x 2624
JPEG 2000 x 2000
JPEG 1312 x 1312
Video Capture H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 30 fps
MOV - 1920 x 1080 - 25 fps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 24 fps
H.264 - 1280 x 720 - 60 fps
H.264 - 1280 x 720 - 50 fps
H.264 - 640 x 480 - 30 fps
H.264 - 640 x 480 - 25 fps
XAVC S - 3840 x 2160 p - 30 fps
XAVC S - 3840 x 2160 p - 24 fps
XAVC S - 3840 x 2160 p - 25 fps
XAVC S HD - 1920 x 1080 p - 120 fps
XAVC S HD - 1920 x 1080 p - 60 fps
XAVC S HD - 1920 x 1080 p - 30 fps
XAVC S HD - 1920 x 1080 p - 24 fps
XAVC S HD - 1920 x 1080 p - 100 fps
XAVC S HD - 1920 x 1080 p - 50 fps
XAVC S HD - 1920 x 1080 p - 25 fps
BATTERY AND CHARGING Canon EOS M3 Sony Alpha7C ILCE-7CL + 28-60mm
Battery Type Canon LP-E17 Lithium Ion Sony NP-FZ100
Details Canon LP-E17 Li-ion rechargeable battery (included) Sony NP-FZ100 Li-ion rechargeable battery (included)
Battery Life Photo shooting - 250 shots (at 23 °C)
Photo shooting - 185 shots (at 0 °C)
Photo shooting - 680 shots (EVF on)
Photo shooting - 740 shots (LCD Monitor on)
Video recording - 140 minutes
CONNECTIONS Canon EOS M3 Sony Alpha7C ILCE-7CL + 28-60mm
Interface HDMI, USB 2.0, IEEE 802.11b/g/n, NFC (Near Field Communication) USB-C, Wireless LAN, NFC (Near Field Communication), Bluetooth 4.1
Connectivity Features Remote control via mobile devices, remote live view Remote control via mobile devices, remote live view, Wireless Image Transfer
Print Standard Direct print, DPOF support, Exif Print support, PictBridge support DPOF support, Exif Print support, PRINT Image Matching
Flash Terminal Hot shoe Hot shoe
Connector Type Microphone (mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm)
USB 2.0 (mini-USB Type B)
HDMI (19 pin mini HDMI Type C)
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (USB Type-C)
Microphone (mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm)
Headphones (mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm)
FEATURES Canon EOS M3 Sony Alpha7C ILCE-7CL + 28-60mm
Self-Timer Delay 10 sec, 2sec 10 sec, 2sec, 5 sec
Continuous Shooting Speed 4.2 frames per second 8 frames per second, 3 frames per second, 10 frames per second, 6 frames per second
HDR Mode - Auto HDR mode
Additional Features Built-in speaker, auto power save, depth-of-field preview button, sharpness control, digital image rotation, camera orientation detection, histogram display, AE lock, AF lock, FE lock, saturation control, highlight tone priority, contrast control, Auto Lighting Optimizer, peripheral illumination correction, Chromatic Aberration Compensation (CAC), Scene Intelligent Auto technology, noise reduction over long exposures, high ISO speed noise reduction, primary colour filter, Hybrid Auto Built-in speaker, histogram display, colour control, saturation control, interval shooting mode, Dynamic Range Optimizer, USB charging, built-in help guide, Chromatic Aberration Compensation (CAC), x.v.Colour technology, Intelligent AUTO (iAUTO), fast motion recording, noise reduction over long exposures, high ISO speed noise reduction, PlayMemories Camera Apps support, silent shooting, BRAVIA Sync function, PhotoTV HD, GPS via mobile, S-Log2 gamma setting, slow motion recording, Clear Image Zoom 2.0x, peripheral shading correction, image distortion correction, anti-flicker, Hybrid Log-Gamma (HLG) recording, S-Log3 gamma setting
OTHERS Canon EOS M3 Sony Alpha7C ILCE-7CL + 28-60mm
Included Accessories Carrying strap, battery charger, body cap, USB cable Dust cap, body cap, lens cap
Software Canon Digital Photo Professional, Canon Picture Style Editor, Canon EOS Utility, Canon Image Transfer Utility -
Max Operating Temperature 40 °C 40 °C
Min Operating Temperature 0 °C 0 °C
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